South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-08-26

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Telegraphic CUndensattons.
Sheriff Kendall. Of Meeker, Colo.
RADIO. with posse Of nine men, bad
. Eight With Colorow's Utes near
Meeksr Sunday in which the whites
he'd three horses killed and four men
wounded. II 10 thought that = sou
Of Colorow MAS killed.
Mrs Ella Dinsmors, Of Clarion,
Pa, has been sentenced 10. b hung
for the murder of james G. Davis
an oil operator.
An iceberg standing 200 foet out
Of the water was seen on the New
foundland banks Monday.
1t is said thst President Blanco'i
mission TO This country is to secure
the aid Of the government in resisting
English encroachmcnt on Venezuela
territory. He sailed for Europe Sat.
urday.
The White River Utes have sent
runnera toUncompahagre camp, Black.
loot, Sioux, Crow and other tribes,
with view of making the present
Indian outbreak in Colorado ma.
tional one. Everything in NorLhwes.
tern Colorado is all excitement. The
people are leaving their homes and
crops for places Of safety. while the
Indians are receiving reinforcements
from Uintah and U ncompabagre asen.
cies-Rev. DR.. Daniel Curry, one or
the editors of the N Y. Christian AID :
v. cate, is desd.-The machinery and
derrick used at the natural gas we'll
in the Narrows, at Cumberland, were
sold under mortgage Friday. Not
much hope is entertained OF gas ever
being found there in paying quaint.
ties. The we'll has been sunk to q
depth of ]. 900 feet A colored preach
er in Nashville, Tenn stole a COW
TO pay the expenses of revival. He
had 10 converts and six mourners on
the ANXIOUS seat when the constable
came along. adjourned the meeting
and put the ovcr.zea!ous revivalist In
Jail. The converts we're thoroughly
Disguised, and several of them went
off swearing that "that was The last
time any id preacher would get
them up TO mourner's BENCH
The fastest mile ever paced was made
by the stallion You Be, at Ottumwa,
Ia. Saturday. in two minutes and if.
teen seconhs.-The steamer City Of
Montreal was burned when Eve DAYS
out from New York. All of her pas
sengers we're saved by the British
steamer York City except thirteen,
who are supposed TO have been lost.
Invent -eiebt bands were discharg.
ed from the Baltimore & Ohio shops
at Piedmont, this State. Friday. The
B. & D. IL ret.epching and reducing
working force all alobg the line.
Canning houses IN Maryland are pay.
ing S. per ton for tomatoes. Prof.
Spencer f. Baird, secretary Of the
Smithsonian Institution died at
Woods Holl, Mass.-The recent DON
tinuous rains have materially dam
aged the growing tobacco crop Ia
Virginia.--The New York United La.
Dor Convention at Syracuse nomina-
ted a foil State Ticket, with Henry
George for secretary of State.-The
business failures occurring through.
out the country during the last seven
days number for The United States
1876 and for Canada %, or a total of
lei. as compared with $50 last week
and 1873 the week previous TO the last.
Snow fell OF Allentown, Pa, Sat-
urday.-In sham battle at The re-
union of the 87th Illinois Veterans.
held In Enfield. Illinois, two men had
their arms blown off by the premature
discharge OF cannon. and FIVE others
were fes fully injured. but will re-
cover Mrs. Cleveland is having stud
los made Of her face by sculptor.
with view TO having her features 70.
produced in marble. = Much alarm lie
felt by cotton planters in Arkansas
on account of the cotton worm. which
has made its appearance on the bot
tom farms. Cotton is much damaged
by drought. and 1t is feared the worms
will complete the ruin.-Twenty thoa-
sand Detroiters have signed an invi-
iation 70 President Cleveland to visit
the City Of the Straits. --Miss Belle
Williams was married at the head of
her mothet's cofIlu 70 n. s Fitch in
+ mira, New York, on Tuesday. The
dying mother had so enjoined. The
bride vas In blsck.--Tbe Fifty hrst
PeDnsylvania Regiment, which
charged and carried what is now
known as "Burnside's" bridge ia tho
great battle Of September IL, 1862.
will holj reunion at SharpsburQ,
Md, on October 8. Abont 200 sur.
viyors Of the charge will leave Phila-
delphIa in a special train on tho night
OF October z, aud will roach Sharps.
burg on the morning ftIi. Stb. They
will take with them o memorial tab
let, which will be set in the masonry
If the bridge.--Six OF the persons
who took part in rescu ng Senator
Riddieborger from Jail o. Woodstock,
Va have been indicted for misde-
meanor; Deputy Sheriff HoiteII, who
had the Senator in charge, vas also
indicted. The punishment Of these
parties. il convicted, is six months In
jail and fipe not ,xccediDe $500.
Senator Kidd ,ebesger says he lie GO